[Arm-dev] Attempt to install Xfce by hand
Johnny Hughes
johnny at centos.org
Wed Oct 17 20:55:38 UTC 2018
On 10/17/2018 03:31 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>
>
> On 10/17/18 9:29 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 10/17/18 9:03 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/17/18 9:01 AM, Pablo Sebastián Greco wrote:
>>>>
>>>> El 17/10/18 a las 09:58, Robert Moskowitz escribió:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 10/17/18 8:51 AM, Pablo Sebastián Greco wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> El 17/10/18 a las 09:45, Robert Moskowitz escribió:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 10/17/18 5:27 AM, Pablo Sebastián Greco wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Robert,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> El 15/10/18 a las 17:54, Robert Moskowitz escribió:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Anyway, I am putting Centos-arm work away and going back to
>>>>>>>>> Nethserver (which is still Centos-arm) until Pablo is able to
>>>>>>>>> make the necessary DE group(s). Or someone else much more
>>>>>>>>> skilled than I.
>>>>>>>> Yesterday I got the xml from epel, and now the groups are
>>>>>>>> available in our rebuild.
>>>>>>>> I didn't automate it yet, so I need to rebuild repodata manually
>>>>>>>> to add the groups, so they may not be there all the time.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I see what you mean. I did a yum clean all on my working image,
>>>>>>> and there it was!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So I wiped the image by laying down the minimal again. Did
>>>>>>> firstboot and yum update and then tried
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> yum groupinstall xfce
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> And it was not there.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Did a yum clean all and yum group list and now no xfce
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> :(
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So I will check back later
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm seeing it ATM
>>>>>
>>>>> I think it has not gone to all the mirrors:
>>>>>
>>>>> # yum clean metadata
>>>>> Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
>>>>> Cleaning repos: base centos-kernel extras updates
>>>>> 14 metadata files removed
>>>>> 8 sqlite files removed
>>>>> 0 metadata files removed
>>>>> [root at ct-c7 ~]# yum groups list
>>>>> Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
>>>>> Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
>>>>> * base: ftp.osuosl.org
>>>>> * centos-kernel: ftp.osuosl.org
>>>>> * extras: ftp.osuosl.org
>>>>> * updates: ftp.osuosl.org
>>>>> base | 3.8
>>>>> kB 00:00
>>>>> centos-kernel | 2.9
>>>>> kB 00:00
>>>>> extras | 2.9
>>>>> kB 00:00
>>>>> updates | 2.9
>>>>> kB 00:00
>>>>> (1/5): base/7/armhfp/group_gz | 155
>>>>> kB 00:06
>>>>> (2/5): centos-kernel/7/armhfp/primary_db | 49
>>>>> kB 00:07
>>>>> (3/5): extras/7/armhfp/primary_db | 161
>>>>> kB 00:07
>>>>> (4/5): updates/7/armhfp/primary_db | 885
>>>>> kB 00:08
>>>>> (5/5): base/7/armhfp/primary_db | 4.1
>>>>> MB 00:08
>>>>> Available Environment Groups:
>>>>> Minimal Install
>>>>> Compute Node
>>>>> Infrastructure Server
>>>>> File and Print Server
>>>>> Basic Web Server
>>>>> Virtualization Host
>>>>> Server with GUI
>>>>> GNOME Desktop
>>>>> KDE Plasma Workspaces
>>>>> Development and Creative Workstation
>>>>> Available Groups:
>>>>> Compatibility Libraries
>>>>> Console Internet Tools
>>>>> Development Tools
>>>>> Graphical Administration Tools
>>>>> Legacy UNIX Compatibility
>>>>> Scientific Support
>>>>> Security Tools
>>>>> Smart Card Support
>>>>> System Administration Tools
>>>>> System Management
>>>>> Done
>>>>>
>>>>> How do I force the mirror to what you are using?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> There are no mirrors for epel/armhfp, but either way, I don't see
>>>> epel in your message ;-)
>>>
>>> Oops!
>>
>> I added epel and did a 'yum groupinstall xfce'. Poweroff and reboot.
>>
>> I see the message: "Starting GNOME Display Manager" and "Started
>> Login Service".
>>
>> I am logged in as root on the serial console, but..
>>
>> The kybd/mous/monitor console is just sitting there, still in text
>> mode and not responding.
>>
>> Can't see anything like a desktop process running. How do I check
>> what is going on, or what is missing?
>
> From the 'yum groupinstall xfce':
>
> Installing for group install "Xfce":
> Thunar armv7hl 1.6.11-1.el7 epel 1.3 M
> gdm armv7hl 1:3.26.2.1-5.el7 base 474 k
> openssh-askpass armv7hl 7.4p1-16.el7 base 76 k
> orage armv7hl 4.12.1-3.el7 epel 1.8 M
> polkit-gnome armv7hl 0.106-0.1.20170423gita0763a2.el7
> epel 78 k
> thunar-archive-plugin armv7hl 0.3.1-6.el7 epel 67 k
> thunar-volman armv7hl 0.8.1-2.el7 epel 173 k
> tumbler armv7hl 0.1.31-2.el7 epel 186 k
> xfce4-appfinder armv7hl 4.12.0-4.el7 epel 189 k
> xfce4-panel armv7hl 4.12.1-4.el7 epel 800 k
> xfce4-power-manager armv7hl 1.6.0-2.el7 epel 756 k
> xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin armv7hl 0.2.5-2.el7 epel 68 k
> xfce4-session armv7hl 4.12.1-8.el7 epel 476 k
> xfce4-session-engines armv7hl 4.12.1-8.el7 epel 312 k
> xfce4-settings armv7hl 4.12.1-1.el7 epel 657 k
> xfce4-terminal armv7hl 0.8.7.4-2.el7 epel 571 k
> xfconf armv7hl 4.12.0-3.el7 epel 192 k
> xfdesktop armv7hl 4.12.4-3.el7 epel 1.0 M
> xfwm4 armv7hl 4.12.3-2.el7 epel 604 k
>
> followed by many dependencies, but this list does not seem to be
> enough. I THINK there is suppose to be an invoking of the X11 DE as
> part of the install?
>
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"X Window System" is a hidden yum group.
So, do this command to see ALL groups:
yum group list hidden
To get a good install try this:
yum group install Xfce "X Window System"
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